Benedict's reagent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A buffered solution of copper sulfate which changes from blue to red in the presence of a reducing sugar.

Word forms

Benedict's reagent

Etymology

After Stanley Rossiter Benedict, American chemist.

Related words

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